SS Chapter 3, Lesson 2 Test Review

 In the late 1500's England and Spain were bitter rivals.  

• True

• False

 England's Queen was jealous of Spain's vast and rich American colony called  New Spain.  So she sent ___________________ to first explore North America.  

• Powhatan

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Queen Elizabeth

 The queen was hoping to gain land and to find gold and silver.  

• True

• False

 When the first settlers arrived they settled on _____________ Island in 1585.  

• South Carolina

• Roanoke

• Hawaii

 When this group of settlers ran out of supplies and food, they relied on the ________________  for help.  

• Catholics

• American Indians

• Spanish

After their help stopped, many of these colonists returned to England in the year     _________________.

• 1500

• 1586

• 1985

 In 1587 another group of settlers arrived in the same place.  ____________ was now in charge of the colony.

• Queen Elizabeth III

• Jane McCue

• John White

 The second colony had the SAME problems and soon ran out of supplies.  John White returned to England to get more supplies.  He did not return to Roanoke Island until ______________________.                

• 1587

• 2090

• 1590

 Upon his return, John White could not find ANY English colonists left on Roanoke Island.  Only the name _____________ carved into a tree.

• Croatoan

• Cracker Barrel

• Chesapeake Bay

After these two failed colonies, The Virginia Company received a charter from King James I in 1606 to establish a new colony.  The new destination was called______________________________.                          

• Jamestown

• New Spain

• England